# ham vs hc

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### ham
*noun · IPA /ˈhæm/ · frequency rank #5,885*
The region back of the knee joint; the popliteal space; the hock.

### hc
*verb · frequency rank #12,063*
Alternative letter-case form of HC (“to headcanon”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ham-vs-hc